POL301Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Robert Mugabe, Personal Rule, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Top african big men: ben ali (tunisia, kampware (burkina faso) Supported by france: king mswati iii (swaziland, mussoveni (came into power in 1986, uganda, paul biya (cameroon) 32 years: hosni mubarak (egypt, robert mugabe (zimbabwe) Led since independence: president dos santos (angola) Led country since indepedence: president nguema (equotorial guinea) Longest running ruler: president muammar gaddafi (libya) Killed in arabic spring: most have used personal rule to stay in power over decades, democracy, demos (people), kratis (rule): the rule by the people. Democracy is a system of government in which the majority of the people rule but the rights of the minority are protected . Democracy for the people, by the people: full liberal democracy. A system where most of the country"s leading government officials are elected. Free speech and freedom of the press: polyarchy (robert dahl) the 8 criteria of democracy. Inclusive citizenship: citizenship must be open to all residents of the country.
